Green corridor helps transport liver from Kolhapur to Pune in just 3 hours, saves a man’s life

May 06, 2018 17:37 IST

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A green corridor was created between Kolhapur and Pune’s Jupiter Hospital which helped give a new lease of life to a 60-year-old man whose health was deteriorating in the city.The ambulance took 3 hours and 17 minutes to reach the hospital from Kolhapur. (Ravindra Joshi/HT PHOTO)

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Cadaver (living) liver was available at Kolhapur. The Pune Zonal Transplant Coordination Committee (ZTCC) considered Jupiter Hospital’s request on an urgent basis for liver transplantation and the corridor was set up from Aster Aadhar Hospital in Kolhapur to the Jupiter Hospital in Baner, Pune. (Ravindra Joshi/HT PHOTO)

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“The ambulance left Kolhapur hospital at 5.02pm after the liver was harvested in Kolhapur at noon and reached Jupiter Hospital at 8.15pm. It took 3 hours and 17 minutes for the ambulance to reach the hospital, whereas this route usually takes six hours,” said deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Ashok Morale, traffic division, Pune. (Ravindra Joshi/HT PHOTO)

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The traffic division had around 100 police officials manning the green corridor. The ambulance had two escorts at two places along the route - Satara and Kolhapur. (Ravindra Joshi/HT PHOTO)

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The city police sub-inspector (PSI) Subrao Lad accompanied by two of his staff took over at Shindewadi, which is located at the city limits and reached Jupiter Hospital, Baner, in 24 minutes. (Ravindra Joshi/HT PHOTO)

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The corridor had the complete support of Vishwas Nangare Patil, inspector general of police (IGP) Kolhapur and Ashok Morale, deputy commissioner of police (DCP) traffic division, Pune. (Ravindra Joshi/HT PHOTO)

The liver was transported to the hospital from Kolhapur in record time. (Ravindra Joshi/HT PHOTO)

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The decision by the brain dead patient’s family to donate his liver to a needy patient saved the 60-year-old’s life. (Ravindra Joshi/HT PHOTO)

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The liver transplant was performed by a team of surgeons headed by Dr Sharan Narute, liver transplant surgeon, Jupiter Hospital, Baner. (Ravindra Joshi/HT PHOTO)

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Dr Sushil Dube, Dr Somnath Chatopaddhyay and Dr Gaurav Choubal at the Jupiter Hospital in Pune. “The patient was suffering from hepatic artery thrombosis (blockage of blood vessels), and hence, needed an urgent liver transplant to save his life. His health was deteriorating and because of which, the transplant committee took the decision to push the case as a priority. The patient’s waiting number was six on the list of people waiting to receive transplants,” said Dr Sunil Rao, chief operating officer (COO), Jupiter Hospital. (Ravindra Joshi/HT PHOTO)

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Driver Kiran Jadhav drove the ambulance which carried the organ from Kolhapur to Pune through the green corridor on Saturday, May 5, 2018. Jadhav has driven in a green corridor before but this was the first time he drove on a longer route. “It feels good that I was a part of the team which saved a life,” said Jadhav. (Ravindra Joshi/HT PHOTO)

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Dr Sharan Narote travelled with the organ from Kolhapur to Pune through the Green corridor on Saturday, May 5, 2018. (Ravindra Joshi/HT PHOTO)

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A 33-year-old donor was declared brain dead on May 4 after a road accident on April 30 in Kolhapur. His family volunteered to donate three of his organs. The kidney, liver and heart were been taken for transplantation, wherein the liver was being received in Pune, heart being sent to Mumbai, one of the kidneys was to be given in Kolhapur and another in Solapur. (Ravindra Joshi/HT PHOTO)